The blog of Alan Calder, novelist and poet. Author of 'The Stuart Agenda.'

Friday, 4 November 2011

Prince Charles loses his Caithness Dram

Prince Charles has been a staunch supporter of Caithness since taking a greater role in looking after the Castle of Mey following the death of the Queen Mother. In particular he encouraged the development of a premium foods business, Mey Selections, the brand name associated with the North Highland Initiative, which he set up to foster economic development in the far north. The idea is to market the finest of products that the north has to offer, particularly meat. Of course, no range of foods would be complete without a dram, so the Prince lent his name to the development and production of Barrogill blended malt. The initial response from whisky fans was mixed, with some doubts being expressed about the flavour profile. I bought a bottle and thought it was a reasonable middle of the road malt, but not quite in the same class as award winning Old Pulteney, distilled in Wick (see previous blog). After only four years, the blend has been pulled by distillers,Inver House, presumably because of low sales, but the rumour is that the Prince is working on a replacement.

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Alan was born in Wick, Caithness and studied chemistry at Aberdeen University. Following a career with ICI and Zeneca he began writing in early retirement. He writes contemporary thrillers that have their roots in history.